Four connection modes

A connection-status indicator (a small dot) sits in the right side of the top app toolbar — here's what each of the four states means and whether to worry.

Four connection states

State	Indicator	Meaning
Online	🟢 green dot	Connected to Slima cloud, syncing live
Syncing	🟡 yellow	Pushing local changes to the cloud
Offline	✈️ plane	No network detected — writing in local mode
Local mode	🔘 gray	Not signed in — data stays on this device, no cloud sync

"Online" 🟢

The normal operating state:

• Write a passage — it syncs to the cloud right away
• Open the same book on another device — your latest writing is there
• AI Coach and AI Beta Readers work normally (these features need the cloud)

"Syncing" 🟡

A brief flash is normal — when you write fast, the content is large, or the network is a bit slow, the indicator flashes yellow.

• Usually back to green in under a second
• If it stays yellow for more than a few seconds, the network may be unstable — see "Offline" below

"Offline" ✈️

Slima detected no network:

• Local IndexedDB keeps saving every word you write — nothing is lost
• AI Coach / Beta Readers are temporarily unavailable (they need the cloud)
• Once the network is back, all pending changes auto-sync to the cloud

See: Offline writing and auto-sync

"Local mode" 🔘

This is the state Slima enters automatically when you are not signed in — your data lives only on this device and isn't synced to the cloud:

• What you write is saved to local IndexedDB, so nothing is lost
• Cloud-dependent features like AI Coach and AI Beta Readers aren't available
• The connection-status indicator is display-only — it isn't a button you click to switch modes

Want cloud sync and AI features? Just sign in — once signed in you move to "Online" 🟢 and Slima auto-pushes all accumulated pending changes to the cloud.

Related

• Sync status and pending items
• Offline writing
• Resolving sync conflicts